| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This territory, which displays two narwhals and a white fox on its coat of arms, was formerly the world's largest subnational division until 1999. This territory, which controls Banks Island on the Beaufort Sea, includes First Nations such as the Slavey and the Gwich'in [[guh-CHIN]], who live near Inuvik. This territory contains the mouth of the Mackenzie River, as well as the Great Bear Lake. For the point, name this Canadian territory that is governed from Yellowknife and named for an ordinal direction. | Northwest Territories (accept NWT or NT; accept Territoires du Nord-Ouest) |
| This city contains a Fairy Tale Fountain within a park called Wallanlagen. This city's tallest building is the Commerzbank Tower, and this city, which contains the Alte Oper concert hall at Innenstadt, is the home of Goethe [[GUHR-tuh]] University. This city's central business district, the Bankenviertel, contains the headquarters of Deutsche Bundesbank and the European Central Bank. For the point, name this city in the German state of Hesse, a financial capital located on the Main River. | Frankfurt am Main |
| This city's Avenida Andrés Bello honors a humanist who grew up in this city and later wrote Chile's Civil Code. The port of La Guaira was originally built as an outlet for this city, whose Ciudad Universitaria was designed by native architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva. This city, which contains El Ávila National Park, is also home to the birthplace of Simón Bolívar. Located along the Guaire River, this is, for the point, what city that serves as the capital of Venezuela? | Caracas (accept Santiago de León de Caracas; accept CCS) |
| Francisco de Ulloa [[ooh-YOH-uh]] determined that this peninsula was not an island, as many had previously thought. This peninsula's namesake desert includes the Ojo de Liebre [[OH-hoh deh LEE-breh]] Lagoon and Magdalena Bay, and the neighborhood of La Chinesca, with the largest Chinese population in its country, is found in this peninsula's capital of Mexicali. Cabo San Lucas and Tijuana are located on, for the point, what Mexican peninsula that partially shares its name with a large American state? | Baja California |
| This country's ice-free port of Ventspils is famed for its Livonian Order castle. This country's Ibre Strait separates Saaremaa from its Courland Peninsula, where a battalion of Nazi soldiers were isolated for over a year in World War Two. Jelgava is a city within this country, whose other cities include Liepāja [[LEE-uh-PAH-yuh]], and the Daugava river flows through this country, whose people are sometimes called Lettish. For the point, name this Baltic State located between Lithuania and Estonia. | Republic of Latvia (accept Latvijas Republika) |
| This region, which contains Bwabwata National Park, is bounded to the east by the Kwando River. The village of Bukalo lies east of this region's largest settlement, Katima Mulilo. In 2002, this region was the home of a breakaway republic that tried to recreate the Lozi kingdom of Barotseland. This salient was created to provide an outlet to the Indian Ocean, though this effort failed due to Victoria Falls. Named for a German chancellor, for the point, what is this thin strip of northeastern Namibia? | Caprivi Strip (accept Zambezi region) |
| One ruler of this city was given the title "Corrector of the Whole East" due to an alliance with Gallienus. This city's large Temple of Bel was destroyed in 2015 by ISIS, and a ruler of this city sent Septimius Zapdas to conquer Egypt. The mother of that ruler used this city as the capital of a brief empire that was defeated by Aurelian. For the point, identify this city in the Syrian desert that established an eponymous empire during the Crisis of the Third Century under Zenobia. | Palmyra |
| This volcano contains a distinct blackened lava scar called the Sciara del Fuoco, and this volcano names a certain type of eruption that is caused by the explosive bursting of gas bubbles within magma. Found within the Aeolian Islands, this volcano is nicknamed the "Lighthouse of the Mediterranean" due to its frequent eruptions in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the north coast of Sicily. For the point, name this Italian volcano that lends its name to a dish of meat and rolled dough. | Mount Stromboli |
| This city's Built-up Area covers the towns of Penarth and Dinas Powys [[DEE-nuhz POW-ess]]. Some of the largest estates are found in this city's districts of Fairwater, Ely, and Caerau, and to this city's west lies a rural district called the Vale of Glamorgan, which includes a major route to this city's bay. Cathays Park is the civic center of this city, which serves as the base for a parliamentary body called the Senedd. For the point, name this capital and largest city of Wales. | Cardiff (accept Caerdydd) |
| A section of a river with this name starts by Mount Tenakourou and is obstructed by the Bui Dam. A river of this name empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Ada Foah, and a lake of this name contains the island of Dodi. That lake with this name was created by the construction of the Akosombo Dam. Burkina Faso's former name included the word "Upper" and this word that comes from the Portuguese for "twist." For the point, give this name that is shared by a lake and a river in Ghana. | Volta (accept Volta River; or Lake Volta) |
| This island's highest mountain is named for Sir Francis Drake's ship and is called the Golden Hinde. This island's port of Nanaimo is located on the Strait of Georgia. This island is the largest on the Pacific Coast of the Americas, and an otherwise straight border swoops along the Strait of Juan de Fuca to accommodate this island. For the point, name this island that is home to the capital of British Columbia and shares its name with that province's largest city. | Vancouver Island |
| The Katskhi [KAHTS-key] pillar monolith sits precariously in this country, which is the site of the outlet of the Rioni river. Part of this country was once known as Colchis, while another part of this non-Spanish country was historically known as Iberia. This country was invaded over a dispute regarding the regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which are now independent states recognized only by Russia. For the point, identify this country in the Caucasus Mountains, which is governed from Tbilisi. | Georgia (or Sak'art'velo) |
| This country contains Kunta Kinteh Island, which is home to a former Polish- Lithuanian fort located on its namesake river, whose oysters are used to make a popular stew. Adama Barrow succeeded Yahya Jammeh as the president of this country after a military intervention by ECOWAS in 2017. Serrekunda is the largest city of this country, which is also the smallest nation of mainland Africa. For the point, identify this country that is governed from Banjul and almost completely enclosed by Senegal? | Republic of The Gambia |
| Tourists to this mountain range often visit its so-called "Grand Canyon," which is called Ausable Chasm. A tuberculosis colony was built in this mountain range's village of Saranac Lake, and this range's High Peaks include Whiteface Mountain, as well as its tallest point, Mount Marcy. Lake George is situated to the east of this mountain range, which hosted the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. For the point, name this mountain range north of the Catskills in Upstate New York. | Adirondack Mountains (accept Adirondacks) |
| This language is considered the "prestige" variety of the Yue languages, and this language is the third most-spoken language in Canada behind English and French. Speakers of this language disproportionately write with traditional characters when compared to speakers of other Sinitic languages, and this language is predominant along the Pearl River Delta, including in places such as Macau and Guangdong. For the point, name this dialect of Chinese spoken in Hong Kong. | Cantonese (accept Gwóngdūng wá until mentioned; prompt on "Chinese" until mentioned; do not accept or prompt on "Mandarin") |
| This facility is the namesake of Electric City in Grant County, which, along with Okanogan County, is one of the areas straddled by this feature. This dam, which creates Lake Roosevelt, is located between the Wells Dam and the Chief Joseph Dam. This dam is the largest power station in the U.S., and its construction was opposed by the Spokane Tribe due to its impacts on salmon populations. For the point, name this dam that was constructed on the Columbia River in Washington. | Grand Coulee Dam |
| The Carigali Tower is often called the third part of this structure, whose cross-section is in the shape of a Rub el Hizb, or Islamic star. César Pelli designed these buildings, which have been surpassed by the Merdeka 118 as their country's tallest structure. These buildings, built on the grounds of the Selangor Turf Club, were formerly the world's tallest until the construction of Taipei 101. For the point, identify these tallest twin towers in the world, which are found in Kuala Lumpur. | Petronas Towers (or KLCC Twin Towers) |
| One of these facilities called El Ghriba on the Tunisian island of Djerba was targeted by a 2002 bombing. The town of Newport contains one of these facilities named for Isaac Touro, and that facility, the oldest of its type in the U.S., annually recites the Washington– Seixas letter. One of these facilities on Dohány Street in Budapest is located at the birthplace of Theodor Herzl. Tel Aviv and the Upper West Side of New York contain many examples of, for the point, what Jewish houses of worship? | Synagogues (accept Shuls; prompt on "Temple) |
| The Diep River originates on the eastern slopes of this mountain in its Cecilia section. Peninsula Granite Fynbos is a type of scrub brush that covers much of this mountain's low pass of Constantia Nek. This mountain is situated in the Hottentots Holland range and includes the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. This mountain that borders the harbor town of Hout Bay is flanked by Devil's Peak to the east and Lion's Head to the west. For the point, name this flat-topped mountain that overlooks the city of Cape Town. | Table Mountain (accept Tafelberg) |
| This peninsula's natives include the Itelmens and Koryaks, and this peninsula lies due west of the Commander Islands. This peninsula contains the most populous city on the Eurasian Mainland that is not connected to its road system, which is Petropavlovsk. Kuril Lake is located at the southern end of this peninsula, and that lake is located about halfway between Tokyo and Alaska. For the point, name this Russian peninsula between the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk. | Kamchatka Peninsula (accept Kamchatka Krai) |
| A cartographic error made it unclear whether this river stems from the North Fork, or the Prairie Dog Town Fork. The Old River Control Structure connects this river to the Mississippi, and part of this river was made unnavigable due to a Great Raft that blocked access to Alexandria and Shreveport. This tributary of the Atchafalaya River names a heated college football rivalry between the Sooners and Longhorns. For the point, name this Southern river that forms the border between Texas and Oklahoma. | Red River of the South (accept Red River Rivalry) |
| This strait's Playa de Los Lances is a popular windsurfing destination in the town of Tarifa. The narrowest part of this strait consists of the Punta Marroquí and the Point Cires. Cape Trafalgar guards the entrance to this strait, which includes the ports of Algeciras [[al- juh-SEEH-ruhs]] and Tangier, and this strait's namesake is home to a population of Barbary macaques. For the point, name this strait that separates Spain from Morocco and connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean. | Strait of Gibraltar (accept Estrecho de Gibraltar; Maḍīq Jabal Ṭāriq) |
| This mountain range contains seven peaks named Gasherbrum, which means "beautiful mountain" in the Balti language. A highway stretching from Kashgar to Rawalpindi passes through this range, where the Biafo is among the longest non-polar glaciers on Earth. This mountain range's Siachen glacier was the subject of a namesake conflict near the end of the "line of control." Home to the world's second-highest peak, this is, for the point, what mountain range that spans India, China, and Pakistan and contains K2? | Karakoram Mountains (accept Muztagh; accept Krishnagiri) |
| A national park named for this type of area adjoins the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site. Argentina's Valle de la Luna and Toadstool Geologic Park are other examples of these areas, which are typified by tall spires called hoodoos, or fairy chimneys. These areas are protected by national parks such as Petrified Forest, as well as one named for Theodore Roosevelt. For the point, name these areas of eroded sedimentary rock present in the western Dakotas, known for their rough landscapes. | Badlands (accept Badlands National Park) |
| This country's port of Tobruk was defended by Australian soldiers against Erwin Rommel's Nazi forces during World War Two, and that port city was the residence of this country's former King Idris. This country's Gulf of Sidra contains the cities of Misrata and Benghazi on either side, and this country was gained became an Italian colony after a war against the Ottomans. For the point, name this Northern African country located between Algeria, Chad, and Egypt that has its capital at Tripoli. | State of Libya (accept Dawiat Libiya) |
| This geographical feature is also known by the name Eschsholtz, which refers to a naturalist who completed a maritime expedition to this feature. This atoll passed from the hands of Spain, Germany, and Japan over the course of only half a century. This atoll came under the jurisdiction of the United States as part of a United Nations-sanctioned “trust.” Operation Crossroads took place on, for the point, what atoll, which was the site of the Trinity nuclear test? | Bikini Atoll |
| This mountain that overlooks the Tuwa Valley is alternatively name Jabal Musa, referring to the most-mentioned individual of the Quran. This mountain, which also names a hospital system in the New York City metro area, contains a monastery on its summit that is home to the world's oldest continually-operating library. The Tablets of Stone and Saint Catherine's Monastery are located on the namesake peninsula of, for the point, what mountain where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments? | Mount Sinai (accept Jabal Musa until mentioned) |
| This river's Lachine Rapids formerly impeded navigation until the creation of a structure that legally includes the Welland Canal. This river, which passes by an archipelago called the "Thousand Islands" in New York, merges with the Ottawa River in Montreal. Duluth, Minnesota gained a shipping route via a Seaway named after, for the point, what North American river that connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean? | St. Lawrence River |
| This strait is located between Cape Dezhnev and Cape Prince of Wales. Charles Steinmetz proposed widening this strait by removing St. Lawrence Island and parts of the Seward Peninsula, which would allow the Japan Current to warm the Arctic Ocean. This strait's "Ice Curtain" lies between the Diomede Islands, which are located south of the Chukchi Sea and accessible from Nome. For the point, identify this strait between Alaska and Russia that is named for a Danish explorer. | Bering Strait |
| Mount Darwin is the highest point in this archipelago includes the major cities of Puerto Williams and Ushuaia, which claims to be the southernmost city in the world. This archipelago is separated from the South Shetland Islands by the Drake Passage, which passes south of Cape Horn. This archipelago is split by the Beagle Channel and separated from the mainland of Patagonia by the Strait of Magellan. For the point, name this archipelago located in southern Chile and Argentina. | Tierra del Fuego (accept Land of Fire) |
| One city with this name contains an observatory on Munjoy Hill and features 19th- century architecture in its Old Port district. The French Renaissance-style Pittock Mansion is found in another city with this name, which contains the vertical-lift Hawthorne Bridge. That city with this name houses the Nike headquarters in its suburb of Beaverton and is located near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers. For the point, give this shared name of the most populous cities in Maine and Oregon. | Portland |
| A nearly 600-foot column of rock protrudes from this country's ancient fortress of Sigiriya. This modern-day country was the setting for a Horace Walpole work based on a Persian tale about three princes that gave us the word "serendipity." This country, which also contains the city of Trincomalee, was visited by Ibn Battuta, who climbed to the top of Adam's Peak. Containing the Kingdom of Kandy, this is, for the point, what majority-Buddhist country that lies southwest of the Bay of Bengal and contains the city of Colombo? | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (accept Śrī Laṅkā Prajātāntrika Samājavādī Janarajaya; accept Ilaṅkai Jaṉanāyaka Sōsalisak Kuṭiyarasu; prompt on "Ceylon") |
| This city's Downing Centre sits on the edge of Hyde Park, and this city has the largest foreign-born population of any city in the Southern Hemisphere. This city has a bridge nicknamed "The Coathanger", which was partly made of steel sourced from Newcastle. This city is located between Port Jackson and Botany Bay, and this city contains tourist attractions such as Bondi Beach. The 2000 Summer Olympics were hosted in, for the point, what capital of New South Wales, the largest city of Australia? | Sydney |
| A replica of this building with an attached science museum was erected in Jalainur in Inner Mongolia. This building's color scheme was originally drawn from the Heavenly City described in the Book of Revelation, which referenced "four and twenty seats." This building, which was secularized in 1929, commemorates the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan. This structure forms the shape of a bonfire due to its nine onion domes. For the point, name this Russian Orthodox cathedral in Moscow's Red Square. | Saint Basil's Cathedral (accept the Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed) |
| This country encloses the Ambracian Gulf about halfway between the cities of Ioannina and Patras. This country, which is home to the Saronic Gulf and the Gulf of Corinth, has the longest coastline of any country on the Mediterranean Sea. Rhodes is the southernmost island of this country, which is officially known as the Hellenic Republic. For the point, identify this country, which encloses the Aegean Sea and contains Athens. | Greece (accept Hellenic Republic or Elliniki Dimokratia until mentioned; accept Ellas or Ellada) |
| This city's controversial Marble Arch Mound is an art installation home to a platform that offers views from the Battersea Power Station to Canary Wharf, which is located in Hyde Park. This city became the first to host the Summer Olympics three times in 2012, and this city's namesake "Eye" on its South Bank is Europe's tallest Ferris wheel. Home to Trafalgar Square and Big Ben, this is, for the point, what capital of the United Kingdom? | London |